Milk cabinet



June 6, 1933. G. R. SCHNORE MILK CABINET Filed May 28, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Will.

,0 1 I a la INVENTOR 59 e rge Rz'tner Scbnore,

BY ATTORNEY l; AH-x14 Patented June 6, 1933 GEORGE mm. scmvonn, or ELGIN, OREGON YMIILK CABINET Application filed May 28,

i means withinthe safe normally holding the closure member locked, operable by means onthe outside of the safe, when a milk bottle is placed in the safe beneath said look ing means. i l

A further object of: the invention is to provide a-milk bottle safe mountedin the wall of a building, to which. access may be had from theinside at all times, butaccess to the safe fromthe outside is only possible under certainconditions.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the above-mentioned char acter which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and eflicientin operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals areemployed to designatelike parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of thesafe with the door open,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on lines 22 of Fig. 1, l Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a the same, and,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on lines 4-4; of

Fig. 3.,

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 denotes the wall of a house or building hav- 5 ing an opening 6 therethrough at a place convenient for the use for which it is intended.

Referring more particularlyto my invention I provide a cabinet consisting of top and bottom walls 7 and 8 and side walls 9 1930. Serial No. 456,695.

6. The side of the cabinet on the inner side of the wall is closed by the door 13 connected to one side of the panel 11, by suitable hinges 1d and is adapted to swing outwardly from the cabinet. Mounted on the free edge of the door is a suitable spring catch 15 of conventional type, adapted to engage a keeper 16 secured to the panel 11 whereby the door is securely locked, but may be readily opened from the inside of the house or building. The opposite side of the cabinet is equipped with a corresponding door 17 connected to one side of the panel 12, by suitable hinges 18 and also swings outwardly from the wall 5. The door 17is normally locked in closed position by a latch mechanism consisting of a latch member 19 pivoted intermediate its ends to the side wall 9 of the cabinet, as at 20, one end of the latch member terminating adjacent the inner wall of the door 17 and having a hook 21 formed 'on its upper edge, adapted to ride under the angularly extending portion 22 of the keeper 23, attached to the door 17, and engage the slot 24 in the portion 22, when the door is closed, thereby locking the door. The wall 9 is provided with a slot 25, at its edge to receive the side of the portion 22 of the keeper when the door is closed. A vertical lever 26, in the form of an angle bar has its lower end pivotally connected to the opposite end of the latch member 19, as at 27, the upper end of the lever being pivotally connected to one end of the lever 28, as at 29; The lever'28 extends substantially horizontally from the lever 26, towards the wall 10 of the cabinet, its opposite endfbeing pivotally connected to the bracket 30, as at 81, depending from the top wall 7 of the cabinet. The lever 28, adjacent its point of pivotal connection with the lever 26 extends through a slot 32 in the bracket 33, depending from the top wall 7, whereby the vertical'move ment of the lever 28 is limited. The lever 28 for the greater portion of its length is alsoin the form of an angle bar having its flange 34 disposed on substantially a horigagement with the keeper, preventing opening of the door 17.

A rockable lever 38 is mounted within the cabinet on the bottom 8, adjacent and parallel to the wall 9, the inner end 39 of the lever being bent at right angles to extend beneath the bottom of a milk bottle placed beneath the plate 35. The lever 38 is journaled in a suitable bearing 40, attached to the bottom 8, as at 11, and the outer end of the lever extends beyond the outside of the cabinet be ng bent at right angles, in opposite direction to the end 39, providing a suitable handle 42 to rock the lever 38, which causes the end 39 to raise the milk bottle upwardly, the top of the bottle engaging the plate 35 and actuating the levers connected with the latch member, so as to unlock the door 17. lVhen the door is unlocked it is swung open by the leaf spring 43, attached to the inner side of the door, as at 44, which extends downwardly so as to lie between the door and the edge of the bottom 8, when the door is closed, a recess 45 being formed in the edge of the bottom to receive the spring.

In use, it will be seen that access to the cabinet may be had through the inner door 13, at all times, while the outer door 17 is locked against opening from the outside. T 0 permit opening of the outer door from the outside, an empty milk bottle is placed in the cabinet, so that its bottom rests on the end 39 of the lever 38, directly under the plate 35, whereby actuation of the lever 38,

through the handle 42, raises the bottle, so that its top engages the plate 35. Upward movement of the bottle, causes the latch member 19 to become disengaged from the keeper 23, through operation of the levers 26 and 28, thereby permitting the spring 43 to swing the door 17 open. Thus, it is seen that the milkman can open the door 17 to I the cabinet, removing the empty milk bottle and placing a full bottle of milk in the cabinet to one side of the end 39 of the lever 38, and upon closing the door 17, access to the cabinet, except through the inner door 13 is revented. This provides safe and sanitary means for receiving milk bottles.

It is to beunderstood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that certain changes in the shape, size and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A milk bottle safe comprising a cabinet, a closure for said cabinet, a latch member pivotally mounted in said cabinet for locking said closure, a vertical link having one end pivotally connected to the free end of said latch member, a horizontal lever having one end pivotally connected to the top of said cabinet and its opposite end pivotally connected with the upper end of said vertical link the weight of said link and lever co operating to retain saidlatch member in engaging position, a rockable lever mounted in said cabinet beneath said horizontal lever having an operating lever extending beyond said closure, said rockable lever being so spaced from said horizontal lever that a milk bottle may be placed between said levers, whereby said horizontal lever and vertical link may be raised upwardly by said rockable lever through the medium of said bottle releasing said latch member.

2. A device of the class described comprising a cabinet, a closure therefor, a latch mechanism in the cabinet for locking said closure and normally retained in closure locking position by gravitation, a rockable lever so spaced from the latch mechanism that a bottle may be placed therebetween and having an operating handle extending outwardly from the cabinet, said lever being operable to actuate said latch mechanism for releasing the closure when a bottle is positioned in the cabinet between said mechanism and said lever.

A device of the character described comprislng a cabinet, a closure therefor, a latch mechanism in the cabinet for locking said closure and normally retained in closure locking position by gravitation and means operable outwardly of the cabinet for actuating said latch mechanism through the medium of a bottle positioned in the cabinet for releasing the closure.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 1

GEORGE RITNER SCHNORE.

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